Allison's 42-year USBC Open Championships career has included four titles and 10 other top 10 finishes. Allison, known as "Mr. 900" for an unapproved 900 series in 1982, went to Chicago from California to bowl with the Pabst team, then shifted to St. Louis and joined the Falstaffs. While on the PBA tour, he often assisted announcers Chris Schenkel and Billy Welu with statistics and color information on the ABC-TV telecasts. He owns six PBA titles and one PBA Senior title.